Hi. Try VO T to check formatting. If it doesn't work, try highlighting the text first and then use VO T. HTH, Matthew Campbell.
On 2012-07-23, at 1:42 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Okay, I wondered if format support would ocme into it. Still, from > what I hear, any file formatted in one program will likely not be > formatted correctly in another, so I don't see this as specific to > Textedit. Headers and footers are things I never use, but I can see > how lack of support would be limiting to other users. When using vo, > is there a command equivalent to ins-f, to read formatting? I use that > command to check centering, font, and other attributes. > > On 7/23/12, Erik Burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: >> You know, for most practical purposes, it can. I haven't really had good >> luck getting tables to work, but i'm still back on sl. Hopefully things have >> improved in two years, lol. I've certainly submitted professional reports >> with it, and had them look reasonably attractive. >> >> By the way, text edit's filetype support isn't very good. If you have a form >> done up in word format, text edit will import it but pooch the formatting. I >> have to use open office writer for that sort of job, and writer irritates >> me. >> >> Have fun, >> >> >> ERIK burggraafEbony ConsultingI am currently on the road and staying in >> touch on my handheld. >> >> Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> I have a stupid question. I was looking at Textedit yesterday, and >> found it supports lists, tables, bolding, justification, centering, >> and so on. So, except for embeding images, what can MS Office, Libre >> Office, or Open Office do that Textedit cannot? Basically, why the >> need for a more powerful editor when this one seems to have it covered >> pretty well? I always hear variation of, "the mac is fine unless you >> want to actually get work done", and I was wondering about Textedit, >> so I had a look, and it seems quite capable. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >> mehg...@gmail.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from GMail website) > mehg...@gmail.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
